Skirt-supporter.



No. 829,495. PATENTED AUG. 28, 1906. C. WALLERSTBDT & N. J.' MoEVOY.

SKIRT SUPPORTER. APPLIGATIQN FILED une. 190B.V

JNVENTORS War/e: 0170 Mdm/as MSE-'voy ATTORNEY.

`UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIOE.

AND NICHOLAS J.

MISSOURI.

SKIRT-SUPPOFITER.

CHARLES WALLERSTEDT MOEVOY, OF ST. LOUIS,

No. 829,495. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 28, 1906.

Application filed April 9, 1906. Serial No. 310.746.

,Y the skirt, but holding down the shirt-waist in i the back and at the same time positively i coupling the belt to the skirt so that lateral i shiftinfr of the belt is prevented. The stud I, l locate( at a point intermediate the upper and lower edges of the belt, so that when the ters, of which the following is a full, clear, socket 4 is snapped over the stud the hanger and exact description, reference being had to or loop 5 is wholly concealed from view, the the accompanying drawings, forming a part e base of the hanger, with its pin I) attached, hereof. eing removed a suitable distance from the Our invention has relation to improvelower edge of the belt, Fig. 2. vmen ts in. skirt-supporters; and it consists in base of the hanger affords an extended beartlie novel construction of supporter more ully set forth in the specification, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a rear view of a belt with wall partly broken away, showing the manner of application of the invention.

To all whom it ivi-tay concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES WALLER- srED'r and N rcnoLAs J. MoEvoY, citizens of the United States, residing at St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Skirt-Supporvantage, stud 1 end socket 4 being in a measure a swivelcd or pivotal one any lateral sway of the body will permit the parts to readily con- Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a belt, showing form thereto. By connecting the hanger to the supporter fastened thereto. Fig. 3 is an the belt below the upper edge thereof, as enlarged rear elevation of the belt with sup` shown, the draft on the belt is applied below porter attached; and Fig. 4 is a vertical crosse said edge, leaving the latter undisturbed, the rection on l-ine 4 4 of Fig. 3. belt thus always preservingits original shape. The object of our invention is to provide a l Having described our invention, what we belt with a supporter for a ladies skirt, the i claim is` ,l skirt 1s distributed to the best possible adl special object sought being not onlyto couple l. In combination with a belt, a hanger the belt to the skirt and shirt-waist in suoli pivotally coupled along the inner face of the manner as to prevent lateral shifting of the belt, and. a pin carried by the hanger, the belt, but at the same time to support the i parts being confined between the upper and skirt and yet have the supporter concealed lower edges of the belt, substantially as set from view. These several objects are atforth. tained by the invention, which 1n detail may y 2. In combination with a belt, a stud probe described as follows: i jecting from the face thereof at the middle of Referring to the drawings, B represents an l the back of the belt, a socket swivcled thereordinary ladys belt of any approved design, y to, a triangular loop or hanger depending the same being provided at a medial point from the socket, and a safetypin having its with a knob or stud l disposed along the ini stationz'iry wirc meniber passed through the ner face of the belt, the stud being preferably ,l loop and supported by the base of the trisecured to the bclt by a shank 2, terminating angle, the parts being disposed wholly bein an expanded portion 3 on the outside of tween the upper and lower edges of the belt the belt. Over the stud l is passed a de- ,i whereby they arc conccalei'l from view, subtachable socket 4, from which depends a l stantially as set forth. (preferably) leather loop or hanger 5 of subl In testimony whereof we aiiix our signastantially triangular design, so that the base j tures in presence of two witnesses. thereof may present a sufficiently extended i CHARLES VALLI)RSTEDT. bearing for the stationary wire member of a l NICHOLAS J. MCEVOY. safety-pin P. The piercing member or prong l Y itnessos: of the pin is passed` through the skirt and f EMIL STAREK, shirt-waist, thus not only serving to hold up l MARY I). vWurrooiim. 

